Record-Breaking Thread

Thursday - Well, if I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I wouldn't have believed it: a bottom octave that almost felt as though it went down to DC! Tonal definition, clarity, transparency, high end extension, and imaging all at levels similar to that astonishing bass. Is it perfect? Probably not, but it's light-years better than the best sound my friend had at his old place.

I did audition the "revived" Martin Logans and I wasn't really impressed by the sound. Still in love with the sound of Maggies.

Haven't had time to look into the SET amp.

I haven't heard the newest Martin-Logans, myself, nor have I heard the Neoliths (though I WANT to!). I HAVE heard the CLX Arts (with ML subs), driven by Krell hardware with Straightwire interconnects and speaker cables. THAT was a very sweet sound.

I've heard the Maggie .7s (nice!), the 1.7s (nicer!), and the 3.7s (OY!), and there's a rumor going around that Wendell Diller is going to do a tour of dealers with the new 30.7s (EEEEEEK!).

Edit: As to listening material, I do a LOT of classical, especially the 20th century Russians, French & Americans, a bit of jazz and film soundtracks, and classic rock.

I haven't heard the newest Martin-Logans, myself, nor have I heard the Neoliths (though I WANT to!). I HAVE heard the CLX Arts (with ML subs), driven by Krell hardware with Straightwire interconnects and speaker cables. THAT was a very sweet sound.

I've heard the Maggie .7s (nice!), the 1.7s (nicer!), and the 3.7s (OY!), and there's a rumor going around that Wendell Diller is going to do a tour of dealers with the new 30.7s (EEEEEEK!).

Edit: As to listening material, I do a LOT of classical, especially the 20th century Russians, French & Americans, a bit of jazz and film soundtracks, and classic rock.

Listened to a pair of 1.7 driven by an Unico amp (95w/ch) and that's what has me hooked to the Maggie sound.

Listened to a pair of 1.7 driven by an Unico amp (95w/ch) and that's what has me hooked to the Maggie sound.

The Magnepans have a way of being VERY coherent, very "of a piece," which is sonically attractive, to put it mildly. Their problem, with the possible exception of the 20.7s and the 30.7s, is that you'd need a panel the size of Rhode Island to get down to 20 Hz. Some time back, a friend of mine was running a pair of Maggie 1.7s with two JL subwoofers, which made a DAMNED credible sound. Oddly, he's since gone to a pair of B&W 804D3s. Go figure!

The Magnepans have a way of being VERY coherent, very "of a piece," which is sonically attractive, to put it mildly. Their problem, with the possible exception of the 20.7s and the 30.7s, is that you'd need a panel the size of Rhode Island to get down to 20 Hz. Some time back, a friend of mine was running a pair of Maggie 1.7s with two JL subwoofers, which made a DAMNED credible sound. Oddly, he's since gone to a pair of B&W 804D3s. Go figure!

No doubt that they are not bass monsters (quite far from that) but I like their coherent sound. I suspect that I would have to switch from Nordost if I went with Maggies.

I would say the Tannoys would be my other choice (not sure about a 10" driver handling mid and bass). Never quite liked the KEF sound signature.

In re: 10-inch woofers, it's worth noting that the Ultima Studios run a pair of 10-inchers, and OH, did they deliver! That Bryston amp of yours should have more than enough juice to make things work. The question becomes, how well do your cables match with the Bryston and the B&Ws. Also, bi-wiring makes a BIG difference, something we learned back when Snell visited the audio store where my friend worked. Worth trying.

In re: 10-inch woofers, it's worth noting that the Ultima Studios run a pair of 10-inchers, and OH, did they deliver! That Bryston amp of yours should have more than enough juice to make things work. The question becomes, how well do your cables match with the Bryston and the B&Ws. Also, bi-wiring makes a BIG difference, something we learned back when Snell visited the audio store where my friend worked. Worth trying.

My Maggie dealer (sold me the Bryston set-up) is a MIT and Cardas dealer. I will be able to audition it properly this time. I bought the 4BSST2 so that I could drive Maggies.

Taking a special “vacation” day tomorrow. When the boss offers you a day off for some extra work you’ve been doing recently, you take it ASAP!

Will be headed to the annual Syracuse Nationals car show. Will likely be close to, or even over, 8000 classic, antique and vintage cars there. I’ll be going on Saturday as well. I’ll need both days to see it all. Pics to follow...

Saturday - Got a good bike ride in yesterday. I would get another one in today, except that an 80% chance of rain (avec thunderboomers!) isn't the best weather for bicycling. So maybe I'll fire up the amps and sop up the music.

Nice. I dropped about 40 pounds four years ago, which was probably too much, and ten has come back. But I'm at a plateau now for the past three years. I lost weight because I decided I was eating unhealthy, and I didn't change my eating habits to lose weight. That was just a side effect. I do feel much better, though. Went from 190 down to 150, and now hovering round 160.

Spent Friday and today at Lime Rock taking in the IMSA racing. Ford GT's look and run great but their sound disappoints. If I were driving one I wouldn't mind though. The Porsche's were running a very high line through big bend and ran themselves off track a few times as a result. Data probably told them you could go a fraction faster up there but executing it perfectly enough to get that fraction every lap was another thing.

The Lexus cars get bright candy metallic paint color awards.

The Corvettes were stout but ran out of tires at the end.

Lots of great battles in both classes.

Left the track early and found tv coverage an hour delayed so watched the second half of the race on high def at home. Great coverage with drone, in car and around the track cameras that were well placed. Tommy Kendall, Brian Till and others gave great play by play.

Best part was leaving early, beating traffic,gassing up the car on the way home and then watching the last hour and a half without missing a lap. :-) Sometimes the magic happens.